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1. IPPC Kybd FANG FAN8 CPU2FAN J32 JPW2 JPW1 FAN Mouse CPU1 DIMM 1B USBO 1 CPU1 DIMM 1A I CPU1 DIMM 2B a CPU1 DIMM 2A E CPU2 2 CPU1 DIMM 3B CPU1 DIMM 3A CPU1 DIMM 4B q CPU1 DIMM 4A FAN2 CPU2 DIMM 4A CPU2 DIMM 4B CANI CPU2 DIMM 3A FANS CPU2 DIMM 3B CPU2 DIMM 2A CPU1 LAN2 CPU2 DIMM 2B cfswi CPU2 DIMM 1A LE1 CPU2 DIMM 1B JCF1 0 JWF1 0 SXB2 PCI E x4 SXB2 PCI E x8 amp E z 2 H 2 FAN4 UIOP SXB1 PCI E x16 55 o 5 os FAN7 H8DMU CPUIFAN T s U u JEC2 JEC1 a nVidia g MCP55Pro Battery E s 5 queri gt spt BIOS E u ATI appa ES1000 FANS SGPIO2 Speaker SGPIO1 JWOL USB6 7 USB4 5 SMBus mE Lat LL C wein 2t T JWOR JOH1 JL1 Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 There are no USB2 3 ports or headers 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction H8DMU Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2 7 JCF1 Compact Flash Card Master Slave Closed Master
2. Disabled 2 8 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port have two LEDs On each Gb LAN port one LED indicates activity when blinking while the other LED may be amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the func tions associated with the connection speed LED Onboard Power LED DP4 DP4 is an Onboard Power LED When this LED is lit it means power is pres ent on the serverboard In suspend mode this LED will blink on and off Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord s before removing or installing components UID LED LE1 The LE1 LED will illuminate when the UID button is pressed Pressing the button a second time will turn this LED off The UID LED is used to help locate specific servers in heavily populated server racks 2 19 Chapter 2 Installation LAN LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color Definition Off 10 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz H8DMU User s Manual 2 9 Floppy IDE and SATA Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires e Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 e Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the
3. Power Supply PC Header The JPI C header is for 1 C which may be used to monitor the status of the power supply fans and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions SMBus Header The SMBus header is for the System Management Bus Connect the ap propriate cable here to utilize SMB on the system See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 14 Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 45V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 Wake up C Header Pin Definitions JPI C Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Gnd 5 43 3V SMBus Header Pin Definitions SMBus Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection Compact Flash Power A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash Card to work properly you will first need to connect the device s power cable to JWF1 and correctly set the Compact Flash Jumper JCF 1 SGPIO SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input Output provide a bus between the SATA controller and the SATA drive backplane to provide SATA enclosure management func tions Connect the appropriate cables from the backplane to the SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 header s to utilize SATA management functions on your System UID Button SW1
4. Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled Exit Menu Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enters Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS Load Optimal Defaults To load optimal default settings select this setting and press Enter Then Se lect OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the BIOS Settings
5. Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 4 5 H8DMU User s Manual 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Dis abled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Serial ATAO 1 2 Primary Secondary Channel Highlight one of the items above and press Enter to access the sub menu for that item If a drive is present information on that drive will be displayed here LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode PIO Programmable l O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO m
6. any number of DIMM slots see note on previous page and chart on following page The CPU2 DIMM slots can only be accessed when two CPUs are installed however the CPU2 DIMM slots are not required to be populated when two CPUs are installed Populating two adjacent slots at a time with memory modules of the same size and type will result in interleaved 128 bit memory which is faster than non interleaved 64 bit memory See chart on following page Optimizing memory performance If two processors are installed it is better to stagger pairs of DIMMs across both sets of CPU DIMM slots e g first populate CPU1 slots 1A and 1B then CPU2 slots 1A and 1B then the next two CPU1 slots etc This balances the load over both CPUS to optimize performance Maximum memory 64 GB of DDR2 667 533 400 SDRAM if only one CPU is installed maximum supported memory is halved 32 GB Figure 2 2 Side and Top Views of DDR2 Installation Notch mp Notch To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place The release tabs should close if they do not you should close them yourself To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each re lease tab outward to release the DIMM from the slot H Note Notch nee should align with its receptive point on the slot Note the notch in the slot and on the bottom of the DIMM These prevent the DIMM from being installed incorrectly Top View of DDR2 S
7. n 1 and 09600 8 n 1 Flow Control Selects the flow control to be used for console redirection Options are None Hardware and Software 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Redirection After BIOS POST Options are Disable no redirection after BIOS POST Boot Loader redirection during POST and during boot loader and Always redirection always active Note that some OS s may not work with this set to Always Terminal Type Selects the type of the target terminal Options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Allows you to Enable or Disable VT UTF8 combination key support for ANSI VT100 terminals Sredir Memory Display Delay Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information Options are No Delay 1 sec 2 secs and 4 secs Hardware Monitor CPU Overheat Alarm Use the and keys to set the CPU temperature threshold to between 65 and 90 C When this threshold is exceeded the overheat LED on the chas sis will light up and an alarm will sound The LED and alarm will turn off once the CPU temperature has dropped to 5 degrees below the threshold set The default setting is 72 C P System Fan Monitor Fan Speed Control This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan spee
8. Floppy A Move the cursor to these fields via up and down arrow keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 37 Onboard IDE Controller There is a single floppy controller on the motherboard which may be Enabled or Disabled with this setting Serial ATA Devices This setting is used to determine if SATA drives will be used and how many Options are Disabled Device 0 Device 0 1 and Device 0 1 2 nVidia RAID Function This setting is used to Enable or Disable the nVidia ROM If Enabled the setting below will appear gt Primary IDE Master Slave Highlight one of the items above and press Enter to access the submenu for that item Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per inter rupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a ti
9. Ground 5 through 8 12V Required Connection Auxiliary Power Connector Pin Definitions J32 Pins Definition 1 amp 2 Ground 3 amp 4 12V Required Connection Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Vcc Control H8DMU User s Manual HDD LED The HDD IDE Hard Disk Drive LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LED The NIC2 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat Fan Fail Power Fail UID LED Connect an LED to pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating a fan failure or a power supply failure These pins also work with the front UID indicator which will activate as either a solid or flashing blue LED depending on whether the LED was activated via IPMI or the UID button Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions and status indicators 2 10 HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 See b
10. Memory Hole Remapping When Enabled this feature enables hardware memory remapping around the memory hole Options are Enabled and Disabled CS Sparing Enable This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled Options are Enable and Disable DCT Unganged Mode This setting allows selection of unganged DRAM mode 64 bit width Options are Auto ganged mode and Always unganged mode Power Down Enable This setting allows you to enable of disable DDR power down mode Options are Enabled and Disabled Power Down Mode This setting allows you to set the DDR power down mode Options are Channel and Chip Select 8 DIMM Drive Strength This setting allows you to enable or disable 8 DIMM drive strength Options are Enabled and Disabled 4 9 H8DMU User s Manual gt ECC Configuration ECC Mode This setting affects the DRAM scrub rate based on its setting Options are Disabled Basic Good Super Max and User DRAM ECC Enable DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically Options are Enabled and Disabled DRAM Scrub Redirect Allows system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately even with background scrubbing on Options are Enabled and Disabled 4 Bit ECC Mode Allows the user to enabled 4 bit ECC mode also known as ECC Chipkill Options are Enabled and Disabled DRAM BG Scrub Corrects memory errors so later reads are correct Options are Disabled and various times in nan
11. Once in the submenu enable the nVidia RAID Function setting 3 Hit the lt F10 gt key to Save Changes and Exit then hit Enter to verify 4 After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility the system will reboot When prompted during the startup press the lt F10 gt key when prompted to run the nVidia RAID Utility program Using the nVidia RAID Utility The nVidia RAID Utility program is where you can define the drives you want to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID Two main windows are shown in the utility see Figure 2 5 The Free Disks window on the left will list all available drives Use the arrow keys to select and move drives to the window on the right which lists all drives that are to become part of the RAID array Once you have finished selecting the drives and type of RAID you wish to use for your RAID array press the F7 key You will be prompted to verify your choice if you want to continue with your choices select Yes Note that selecting Yes will clear all previous data from the drives you selected to be a part of the array You are then given the choice of making the RAID array bootable by pressing the the B key After you have finshed press the Ctrl and X keys simultaneously Figure 2 6 shows a list of arrays that have been set up with the utility Installing the OS and Drivers With the Windows OS installation CD in the CD ROM drive restart the system When you see th
12. Pin Definitions IDE 1 Pin Definition Pins Definition 1 Reset IDE g Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 g Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 I O Write 24 Ground 25 VO Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addri 34 Ground 35 AddrO 36 Addr2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground SATA Ports Pin Definitions SATAO SATA5 Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP p Ground 2 21 H8DMU User s Manual 2 10 Enabling SATA RAID Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that employs a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices This connection is a serial link The serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA and can extend up to one meter in length compared to only 40 cm for PATA cables Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Installing the OS SATA Driver Before installing the OS operating system and SATA RAID driver you must decide if you wish to have the operating system installed as part of a bootable RAID array or installed to a separate non RAID hard drive If on a separat
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14. ofo Power 2 1 2 8 2 6 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector The primary ATX power supply con nector JPW1 meets the SSI Super Set ATX 20 pin specification Refer to the table on the right for the pin definitions of the ATX power connec tor This connection supplies power to the chipset fans and memory Note You must also connect the 8 pin JPW2 and 4 pin J32 power connectors to your power supply see below Processor Power Connector In addition to the primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin processor power connector at JPW2 must also be connected to your power supply This connection supplies power to the CPUs See the table on the right for pin definitions Auxiliary Power Connector The 4 pin auxiliary power connector at J32 must also be connected to your power supply This connection sup plies extra power that may be needed for high loads See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 2 9 Chapter 2 Installation ATX Power 20 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 11 43 3V 1 3 3V 2 12V 2 3 3V 13 COM 3 COM 4 PS_ON 4 5V 15 COM 5 COM 6 COM 6 5V Ji COM i COM 8 5V 8 PWR_OK 19 5V 9 5VSB 20 5V 10 12V Processor Power Connector Pin Definitions JPW2 Pins Definition 1 through 4
15. option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 4 13 H8DMU User s Manual Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any System resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physi cally becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 gt DMI Event Logging View Event Log Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to view the contents of the event log Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark all events as read Clear Event Log Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all event logs The options are Yes and No to verify gt Console Redirection Remote Access Allows you to Enable or Disable remote access If enabled the settings below will appear Serial Port Number Selects the serial port to use for console redirection Options are COM1 and COM2 Serial Port Mode Selects the serial port settings to use Options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8
16. pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver for at least four seconds 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system Notes Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS The onboard battery does not need to be removed when clearing CMOS however you must short JBT1 for at least four seconds 9 JBT1 contact pads 2 16 VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper set tings Watch Dog JWD controls Watch Dog a system monitor that takes action when a soft ware application freezes the system Jumping pins 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an application is hung up Jumping pins 2 3 will gen erate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that is hung up See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog can also be enabled via BIOS Onboard Speaker Enable Disable The JD1 header allows you to use either an external speaker or the in ternal onboard speaker To use the internal onboard speaker close pins 6 and 7 with a jumper To use an external speaker remove the jumper and connect the speaker wires to pins 4 45V and 7 control signal See the table on the right for settings and the table associated with the Power LED Keylock Speaker connection previ ous section for jumper settings 2 17 Ch
17. user or other requests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If a USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system it will function like a normal keyboard during system boot up Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button When the user depresses the power button the system will enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up Dur ing the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds The power will turn off and no power will be provided to the serverboard Wake On LAN JWOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and access tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The serverboard has a 3 pin header JWOL to conne
18. AC Address Use the and keys to select the parameter The MAC address and current MAC address in the BMC are shown 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 gt Subnet Mask Use the and keys to select the parameter The subnet address and current subnet address in the BMC are shown gt Set PEF Configuration PEF Support Use this setting to Enable or Disable PEF support When enabled the following four settings are accessible BMC Watch Dog Timer Action This setting is used to set the Watch Dog function The options are Disabled Reset System Power Down and Power Cycle Boot Menu This feature allows the user to configure the following boot items gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to prioritize the boot sequence from the available devices Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available re movable drives CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available CD DVD drives Network Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available network drives 4 17 H8DMU User s Manual 4 5 Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first 4 6 Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password
19. DMU User s Manual 1 7 UIO The H8DMU is a specially designed serverboard that features Supermicro s UIO Universal I O technology UIO serverboards have a PCI Express x4 x8 and x16 signals that can support PCI E cards or any one of several types of UIO card types to add SAS ports additional LAN ports Infiniband etc to the serverboard This allows the user to tailor the serverboard to their own needs Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard Useonly the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as specified by the manufac turer Do not install the CMOS onboard ba
20. I version to use Options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 ACPI APIC Support Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and Disabled AMI OEMB Table Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Use this setting to Enable or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI ACPI HPET Table Use this setting to Enable or Disable the ACPI HPET Table Power Button Mode Allows the user to change the function of the power button Options are On Off and Suspend Watch Dog Timer Select This setting is used to Enable or Disable the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the Watch Dog jumper see Chapter 2 for details To enable choose from 1 2 3 4 8 or 15 min 4 3 H8DMU User s Manual Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Power Off Power On and Last State MPS Revision This setting allows the user to select the MPS revision level The options are 1 1 and 1 4 MPS Revision This setting allows the user to select the MPS revision level The options are 1 1 and 1 4 gt Floppy IDE SATA Configuration Onboard Floppy Controller Use this setting to Enable or Disable the onboard floppy controller
21. JD1 Onboard Speaker Pins 6 7 Enabled JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPC1 JPC2 IC to PCI Express Enable Disable Closed Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector Header FAN 1 8 Fan Headers 1 8 Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector IDE 1 IDE Hard Drive Connector J32 Auxiliary Power Connector 4 pin JD1 Power LED pins1 3 Speaker Header pins 4 7 JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED JPPC System Management 1 C Power Header JPW1 Primary 20 Pin ATX Power Connector JPW2 Processor Power Connector 8 pin JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector JWOL Wake on LAN Header JWOR Wake on Ring Header LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports SATAO SATA5 SATA Ports SGPIO1 SGPIO2 SGPIO Headers SIMSO IPMI 2 0 with virtual media over LAN Slot SMBus System Management Bus Header UIOP Power Connector for UIO Card USBO 1 USB Ports USB4 5 USB4 USB5 Headers USB6 7 USB6 USB7 Headers Other Description DP4 Onboard Power LED LE1 Rear UID LED SW1 UID Unit Identifier Button 1 5 H8DMU User s Manual Serverboard Features CPU Single or dual AMD 64 bit Socket F Opteron 2000 type processors Memor Sixteen dual single channel DIMM slots supporting up to 64 GB of DDR2 667 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM Note Memory capacities are halved for single CPU systems Refer to Section 2 4 before installing Chipset
22. PCI PnP Configuration PCI E Link Select Use this setting to set an option for the PCI E link The options include x16x1x1x1x1x8 x16x0x4x0x0x8 x16x0x4x2x2x4 x4x4x4x4x4x8 x8x8x4x0x0x8 or X8x0x4x4x4x8 Slot 1 OPROM Use this setting to enable or disable the OPROM Option ROM firmware for slot 1 The options are Enabled and Disabled Slot 2 OPROM Use this setting to enable or disable the OPROM Option ROM firmware for slot 2 The options are Enabled and Disabled Slot 3 OPROM Use this setting to enable or disable the OPROM Option ROM firmware for slot 3 The options are Enabled and Disabled Slot 4 OPROM Use this setting to enable or disable the OPROM Option ROM firmware for slot 4 The options are Enabled and Disabled IPMI Third LAN OPROM Use this setting to enable or disable Slot OPROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Load Onboard LAN Option ROM Use this setting to enable or disable the onboard option ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 7 H8DMU User s Manual Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot up The options are Yes and No Plug amp Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices this is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus Select a value to set the PCI l
23. Power Configuration Settings 1 5 Power Supply er rre e to rn tote ien EE e FO TED EE 16 Super WO ics e eei breed ss Do iir n ia ree E ento Aon Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices coe cce ee rrr e eX recon ark e eS ENR ERROR 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation eessseeeeeenee 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis ssss 2 5 2 4 Installing Memory 5 dai nme 2 5 I O Port and Control Panel Connections 2 6 Connecting Cables ect E c ict Es c ce EE edt ATX Power Connector cccccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeseaeeseaeeseeeeeseaeesseeeeeee Processor Power Connector erre rere rere npe E e E Es ens Auxiliary Power Connector Power LED sennacia ee yet ve e eed fa FADED EE NICI EBD reta rin er E ERE HET EET EGER REO RES eva Ez EEEREN ES Overheat Fan Fail Power Fail UID LED eee 2 10 Power Rall CEDi EC 2 11 Reset BUOM RV 2 11 Table of Contents Power Button USB POTS T USB Headers Ett oed eei EP etta 2 12 Serial POMS s cese eerie torre RO EA a PEE XUR USER SE SENE tniasedvashessangauseesaes 2 12 giga 2 12 EAN1 2 Ethernet Ports oie rc cm ero e tere e ees 2 12 Power EED Speaker i tee tiic eet 2 13 ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mou
24. S1000 graphics chip Other Wake on Ring JWOR Wake on LAN JWOL UID button and LED Chassis intrusion detection CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Dimensions Extended ATX form factor 12 x 13 05 305 x 332 mm 1 7 H8DMU User s Manual DDR2 667 533400 DIMM4B DIMM 4A DIMM3B DIMM 3A DIMM2B DIMM 2A 128 bit data 16 bit ECC M 16 x 16 HT link 1 GHz AMD Socket F Processor CPU2 bis AMD Socket F Processor CPU1 DIMM1B DIMM 1A EE X 16x 16 HT link 1 GHz 16 x 16 HT link 1 GHz PCEE x16 Slot PCI E x16 je gt PCLE x8 Slot PCI E x4 Slot PCI E x4 lt gt nVidia MCP55Pro DDR2 667 533400 128 bit data 16 bit ECC DIMM 4B DIMM4A DIMM 3B DIMM3A DIMM 2B DIMM2A DIMM 1B DIMM1A SATA Ports 6 IDE ATA133 1 USB Ports 6 ATI ES1000 Ethernet Ports 2 Y Serial Ports 2 Figure 1 3 nVidia MCP55 Pro Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your serverboard See the previous pages for the actual specifications of your serverboard Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview T
25. SUPERO H8DMU USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State
26. The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Failsafe Defaults Select and press Enter to load the Failsafe defaults The Failsafe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 4 19 H8DMU User s Manual Notes 4 20 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up pro cedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the serverboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Chapter 5 A 1 X AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5
27. The SW1 button beside LAN2 provides a UID Unit Identifier function Push the button to illuminate an LED on the front of the chassis to help locate the server in a heavily populated rack 2 15 Chapter 2 Installation Compact Flash Power Header Pin Definitions JWF1 Pin Definition i 2 Ground 3 Signal SGPIO Header Pin Definitions SGPIO1 SGPIO2 Pinf Definition Pin Definition 1 C 2 wc 3 Ground 4 Data 5 Load 6 Ground 7 NC e nc Note NC indicates no connection H8DMU User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the 3 2 1 serverboard jumpers can be usedto Oe choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts betweentwo A pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the diagram at Seting B rightforan example of jumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the serverboard layout page for jumper locations Jumper Note Ontwo pin jumpers Closed meansthe jumperis on and Open means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS
28. User s Manual B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint EOh Eth E2h E6h Edh Eeh Efh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h FBh FCh FDh FFh Code Description The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test Initializing the interrupt vector table next Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache mem ory Initializing the floppy drive Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size Next disabling internal cache memory Next detecting the type of flash ROM Next erasing the flash ROM Next programming the flash ROM Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution These codes a
29. andom memory test next The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization Extended NMI source enabling is in progress The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard re
30. apter 2 Installation VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software in or der to disable the Watch Dog timer Onboard Speaker Enable Disable Pin Definitions JD1 Pins Definition 6 and 7 Jump for onboard speaker 4and 7 Attach external speaker wires Note Pins 4 7 are used only for the on board speaker H8DMU User s Manual Compact Flash Master Slave The JCF1 jumper allows you to assign either master or slave status a compact flash card installed in IDE1 See the table on the right for jumper settings PC to PCI Express Enable Disable The JI C1 JI C2 pair of jumpers allows you to connect the System Manage ment Bus to any one of the PCI Express slots The default setting is closed for both jumpers to enable the connection Both connectors must have the same setting JI C1 is for data and JI C2 is forthe clock See the table on right for jumper settings 2 18 Compact Flash Master Slave Jumper Settings JCF1 Jumper Setting Definition Closed Master Open Slave FC to PCI Enable Disable Jumper Settings J C1 JPC2 Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open
31. atency in PCI clock cycles Options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an Off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI Slot6 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Advanced Chipset Control gt NorthBridge Configuration gt Memory Configuration Bank Interleaving Select Auto to automatically enable interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor The options are Auto and Disabled Enable Clock to All DIMMs Use this setting to enable unused clocks to all DIMMSs even if some DIMM slots are unpopulated Options are Enabled and Disabled Mem CIk Tristate C3 ALTVID Use this setting to Enable or Disable memory clock tristate during C3 and ALT VID
32. bled for MAC1 LAN1 bridge Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system Auto disabled Legacy support if no USB devices are connected The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 4 11 H8DMU User s Manual P USB Mass Storage Device Configuration This submenu allows you to configure USB mass storage class devices USB Mass Storage Reset Delay This setting allows you to specify the number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after the Start Unit command Options are 10 20 30 or 40 seconds Emulation Type If Auto USB devices less than 530 MB will be emulated as floppy drives and the rest as hard drives The forced Floppy option can be used to force a hard disk formatted drive to boot as the floppy drive Options are Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk and CDROM gt Hyper Transport Configuration NODEO NODE1 HT Link Speed This setting specifies the speed the Hyper Transport link will run if it is slower than or equal to the system clock and the board is capable of doing so Options are Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz and 1 GHz NODEO NODE1 HT Link Width This setting specifies the width the Hyper Transport link will run Options are Auto 4 bit 8 bit and 16 bit MCP55 SB to K8 CPU Freq Auto This setting is to enable or disable frequency selection by CPU capability Options are Enab
33. connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B e The 80 wire ATA133 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives This special cable should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector interface and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Floppy Connector Floppy Drive Connector The floppy connector is located ere beside the IDE connector See Pin Definition Pin Definition the table on the right for pin i ae SERM definitions 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable ily GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette 2 20 IDE Connector There are no jumpers to con figure the onboard IDE 1 con nector See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA Ports There are no jumpers to con figure the SATA ports which are designated SATAO through SATA5 See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation IDE Drive Connector
34. ct to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wake On LAN must be enabled in BIOS Note that Wake On LAN can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 11 H8DMU User s Manual Wake On Ring Header JWOR Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 5 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The H8DMU accommodates 12V ATX power supplies Although most power sup plies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate Important a 3A or greater current supply on the 5V Standby rail is required It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets 12V ATX power supply Specification 1 1 or above Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges Warning To prevent the possibility of explosion do not use the wrong type of onboard CMOS battery or install it upside down Chapter 1 Introduction 1 6 Supe
35. d control function to allow the onboard fans to continuously run at full speed 12V The options are 1 Disable Full Speed 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 15 H8DMU User s Manual FAN1 Speed through FAN8 Reading The speeds of the onboard fans in rpm are displayed here Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following information CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature for dual CPU systems System Temperature VCoreA VCoreB for dual CPU systems HT Voltage CPU1 Mem VTT CPU2 Mem VTT CPU1 Mem CPU2 Mem VDD 1 5V MCP55 VCcore 3 3V 12V 12V 5V VSB and VBAT gt IPMI Configuration gt View BMC System Event Log Pressing the Enter key will display all entries in the BMC System Event Log Use the and keys to navigate through the system event log Clear BMC System Event Log Selecting this and pressing the Enter key will clear the BMC system event log gt Set LAN Configuration Use the and keys to choose the desired channel number Set Channel Number This setting allows you to enter a channel number for the Set LAN Config Command The proper value must be below 16 To use hit the Enter key and type in a number and hit the Enter key a second time to confirm you choice The system will tell you if the number is valid or not gt IP Address Use the and keys to select the parameter The IP address and current IP address in the BMC are shown gt M
36. e drive you may install the driver either during or after the OS installation If you wish to have the OS on a SATA RAID array you must follow the procedure below and install the driver during the OS installation Building a Driver Diskette You must first build a driver diskette from the CD ROM that was included with the System You will have to create this disk on a computer that is already running and with the OS installed Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive and start the system A display as shown in Figure 2 7 will appear Click on the icon labeled Build Driver Diskettes and Manuals and follow the instructions to create a floppy disk with the driver on it Once it s been created remove the floppy and insert the installation CD for the Windows Operating System you wish to install into the CD ROM drive of the new system you are about to configure Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS Before installing the Windows Operating System you must change some settings in BIOS Boot up the system and hit the Del key to enter the BIOS Setup Utlility After the Setup Utility loads 1 Use the arrow keys to move to the Exit menu Scroll down with the arrow keys to the Load Optimal Defaults setting and press Enter Select OK to confirm then Enter to load the default settings 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Use the arrow keys to move to Advanced Floppy IDE SATA Configuration nVidia RAID Setup and press the Enter key
37. e prompt hit the F6 key to enter Windows setup Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows could not determine the type of one or more storage devices When you see the screen hit the S key to Specify Additional Device then insert the driver diskette you just created into the floppy drive Highlight Manufuacturer Supplied Hardware Support Disk and hit the Enter key Highlight the first nVidia RAID driver shown and press the Enter key to install it Soon a similar blue screen will appear again Again hit the S key then highlight the second item nForce Storage Controller and press the Enter key then Enter again to continue with the Windows setup 2 23 H8DMU User s Manual Figure 2 5 SATA RAID Utility Main Screen MediaShield Utility Jul 14 2006 Define a New Array Striping Block Array Disks Capacity Port Disk Model C Add Del Back CF Finish CTAB Navigate t4 Select CENTER Figure 2 6 SATA RAID Utility Array List MediaShield Utility Jul 14 2886 Array List Boot Status Vendor Array Model Name L ie t i i NA Healthy NUIDIA STRIPE 298 186 Ctri K Exit t4 Select CENTER Detail 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation 2 11 Installing Drivers After all the hardware and operating system have been installed you need to install certain drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged
38. e table 3 TXD 8 CTS on the right for pin definitions 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note NC indicates no connection Fan Headers The H8DMU has eight fan headers which are designated FAN1 through Fan Header FAN8 FAN7 and FANS for active PAESE CPU heatsinks are Pulse Width Modulated PWM their speed is Pinf Definition 1 Ground Black controlled via a BIOS setting See the T 12V Red table on the right for pin definitions Tachometer PWM Control Note when using active heatsinks those with fans connect the heatsink fan for CPU1 to the FAN7 header and the heatsink fan for CPU2 to the FAN8 header LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports desig nated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the VGA port These Ethernet ports accept RJ45 type cables 2 12 Power LED Speaker On JD1 pins 1 2 and 3 are for the power LED and pins 4 through 7 are for the speaker See the tables on the right for pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 and 7 with a jumper ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse ports are located on the I O backplane The mouse is the top green port See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of chassis over heat
39. edures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Check that the onboard power LED is lit DP4 on the serverboard 2 Make sure that the main ATX power connector at JPW1 the 8 pin connector at JPW2 and the 4 pin connecor at J32 are all connected to your power supply 3 Make sure that no short circuits exist between the serverboard and chassis 4 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the serverboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 5 Remove all add on cards 6 Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the in ternal chassis speaker and the power LED to the serverboard Check all jumper settings as well 7 Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the manufac turer To avoid possible explosion do not install the CMOS battery upside down 8 Note that the 5VSB supplied from your power supply must provide gt 3 amps No Power 1 Make sure that no short circuits exist between the serverboard and the chas sis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your serverboard may be o
40. elow 14 HDD Active Pin 13 is for UID button when used with UID panel or for 3 3V power for HDD LED when used with non UID panel NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 11 vec 12 NIC1 Active NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vcc 10 NIC2 Active OH Fan Fail Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 UID LED Signal 8 OH Fan Fail Pwr Fail Signal Red LED Indications State Indication Solid Overheat Blinking 1 4 Hz Power Fail Blinking 1 Hz Fan Fail Blue LED Indications State Indication Solid UID via Button Blinking UID via IPMI Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions This feature is only available for systems with redundant power supplies Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo mentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4
41. ettings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alter nate display memory read write test next The alternate display memory read write test passed Looking for alternate display retrace checking next Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit lt DEL gt mes sage next The Hit lt DEL gt message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start Preparing the descriptor tables next The descriptor tables are prepared Entering protected mode for the memory test next Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next Interrupts enabled if t
42. g the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Please note that time is in a 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 P M as 17 30 00 4 3 Advanced Settings Menu gt BIOS Features Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot If Disabled normal POST messages will be displayed on boot up If Enabled this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages OS Installation Change this setting if using a Linux operating system The available options are Other and Linux Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Wait for F1 if Error This setting controls the system response when an error is detected during the boot sequence When enabled BIOS will stop the boot sequence when an error is detected at which point you will need to press the F1 button to re enter the BIOS setup menu The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Mode Use this setting to determine whether ACPI mode will be used The options are Yes and No gt Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features Use this setting the determine which ACP
43. he CPU with pin 1 of the socket Once aligned carefully place the CPU into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket move the CPU horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU against the socket or against any pins of the socket which may damage the CPU and or the socket 4 With the CPU inserted into the Socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly in stalled and flush with the socket Then gently lower the silver CPU retention plate into place 5 Carefully press the CPU socket lever down until it locks into its reten tion tab For a dual processor system repeat these steps to install another CPU into the CPU 2 socket Note if using a single processor only the CPU1 DIMM slots are addressable for a maximum of 32 GB memory 2 3 Chapter 2 Installation H8DMU User s Manual Installing the Heatsink Retention Modules Two heatsink retention modules BKT 0012L and four screws are included in the retail box Once installed these are used to help attach the heatsinks to the CPUs To install align the module with the standoffs of the preinstalled CPU backplate and with the four feet on the module contacting the serverboard Secure the retention module to the backplate with two of the screws provided See Figure 2 1 Repeat for the second CPU socket Note BKT 0012L is included for use with non Supermicro heatsinks only When installing Supermicro heatsinks only BKT 0011L the
44. he H8DMU serverboard is based on the nVidia MCP55 Pro chipset The nVidia MCP55 Pro functions as Media and Communications Processor MCP Controllers for the system memory are integrated directly into the AMD Opteron processors MCP55 Pro Media and Communications Processor The MCP55 Pro is a single chip high performance HyperTransport peripheral con troller It includes a 28 lane PCI Express interface an AMD Opteron 16 bit Hyper Transport interface link a six port Serial ATA interface a dual port Gb Ethernet interface a single ATA133 bus master interface and a USB 2 0 interface This hub connects directly to CPU 1 and through that to CPU 2 HyperTransport Technology HyperTransport technology is a high speed low latency point to point link that was designed to increase the communication speed by a factor of up to 48x between integrated circuits This is done partly by reducing the number of buses in the chipset to reduce bottlenecks and by enabling a more efficient use of memory in multi processor systems The end result is a significant increase in bandwidth within the chipset 1 9 H8DMU User s Manual 1 3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the HBDMU The serverboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously CPU cores Hyper Transport 1 2V me
45. he diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total sys tem memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint 4Ch 4Dh 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 53h 54h 57h 58h 59h 60h 62h 65h 66h 67h 7Fh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h Code Description The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and r
46. he left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text mes sage When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note that BIOS has default text messages built in We retain the option to include omit or change any of these text messages Settings printed in Bold are the default values A P indicates a submenu Highlighting such an item and pressing the Enter key will open the list of settings within that submenu The BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of these hot keys lt F1 gt lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt Arrow keys etc can be used at any time during the setup navigation process 4 1 H8DMU User s Manual 4 2 Main Menu When you first enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will see the Main Menu screen You can always return to the Main Menu by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen with the arrow keys The Main Menu screen provides you with a system overview which includes the version built date and ID of the AMIBIOS the type speed and number of the pro cessors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system System Time System Date You can edit this field to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date usin
47. ing See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion 2 13 Chapter 2 Installation PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions JD1 Pinf Definition 1 Vcc 2 Control 3 Control Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 Pin Definition 4 Red wire 5V 5 No connection 6 Buzzer signal 7 Speaker data PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC o a A WO m Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin amp Definition 1 3 3V 2 OH Active Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 2 Intrusion signal 1 Battery voltage H8DMU User s Manual Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is desig nated JWOL See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use the Wake On LAN feature Note Wake On LAN from S3 S4 S5 are supported by LAN1 LAN2 sup ports Wake On LAN from S1 only Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig nated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature
48. ld Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes 3 1 H8DMU User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 You should be using registered ECC DDR 2 memory see next page Also it is recommended that you use the same memory type and speed for all DIMMs in the system See Section 2 4 for memory details and limitations 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and noting the results 4 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Sec tion 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your serverboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the setup configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Tech
49. led and Disabled MCP55 SB to K8 CPU Frequency This setting is used to set the frequency used Options are 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz 1000 MHz 1200 MHz 1400 MHz and 1600 MHz MCP55 SB to K8 CPU LinkWidth This setting is used to select the link width Options are 4i 47 8i 81 and 16 167 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Processor amp Clock Options This submenu lists CPU information and the following settings MTRR Mapping This determines the method used for programming CPU MTRRs when 4 GB or more memory is present The options are Continuous which makes the PCI hole non cacheable and Discrete which places the PCI hole below the 4 GB boundary Thermal Throttling Used to Enable or Disable thermal to generate a power management event Power Now This setting is used to Enable or Disable the AMD Power Now feature Secure Virtual Machine Mode This setting is used to Enable or Disable secure virtual machine mode for the system CPU Page Translation Table This setting is used to Enable or Disable the CPU Page Translation Table Probe Filter This setting is used to enable or disable the initialization of the Probe Filter Options are Auto Enabled and Disabled gt I O Device Configuration Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any System resources When this
50. ller next The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next See the last page of this chapter for additional information Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed The adap tor ROM check is next The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Perform ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initializa tion before the Coprocessor test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coproces sor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coproces sor test next Initialization afterthe Coprocessortestis complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next Memory wait state programming is
51. lot Release Tab IL TL Release Tab 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Populating Memory Banks for 128 bit Operation CPU1 CPU1 CPU1 CPU1 CPU2 CPU2 CPU2 CPU2 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B x X X X X X X X X X x x x IEEE x X X X x x X X X x X X X X X X X Notes X indicates a pair of populated DIMM slots If adding at least four DIMMs with two CPUs installed the configurations with DIMMs spread over both CPUs will result in optimized performance Note that the first two DIMMs must be installed in the CPU1 memory slots 2 7 H8DMU User s Manual 2 5 I O Port and Control Panel Connections The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specification to make setting up your system easier See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions USBO 1 m um LANI LAN2 p 99900 la EH EN DODOODS DA m L4 Keyboard COM1 Port VGA Port UID Button Purple Turquoise Blue Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 4 for the pin definitions of the various connectors Refer to Section 2 6 for details Figure 2 4 JF1 Front Control Panel Header JF1 20 19 OH Fan Fail Pwr Fail LED o o UID LED Power Fail LED e Vcc Ground o o Reset Ground
52. me if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode O It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to al low AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode Options are Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MDWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMAS3 UDMA4 and UDMA5 SWDMA Single Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select
53. mory banks 1 8V 1 5V MCP55 Core 3 3V 12V 12V 5V VSB and battery voltage Once a voltage becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Real time readings of these voltage levels are all displayed in BIOS Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software Speed Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard fans are controlled by thermal management via BIOS CPU Overheat Fan Fail LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat Fan Fail warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When this temperature is exceeded or when a fan failure occurs then the Overheat Fan Fail warning LED is triggered Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The 5 phase switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 120A and auto sense voltage IDs This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable Chapter 1 Introduction 1 4 Power Configuration Settings This section describes the features of your serverboard that deal with power and power settings Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to
54. n eR ko Petre PO agen H8DMU User s Manual Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures csescssscessseeseesessessssseeseseesesesssesenesseseeeensees Before Power Or nisioteiiena ace Eo era eed ra e e or e esr NO VIO T Momor BIOS ain rti tipo EROIH RR HE Fe eI EE ERO OM sakes sdvabensssetsadeasidind Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 Technical Support Procedures rotaie 3 3 Frequently Asked QUESIIONS scrasa eye rr nre i ee eu 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service sssssseee Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 IMRPOGUCHION ssrin eiar a a aada 4 1 4 2 IMAI IMU siio irent Se nee e aE EEE EEEE A 4 2 4 3 Advanced Settings MENU iiie inii ete icit ere PEE Ft 4 2 4 4 Boot Menu eere ec rie EE a UR EET A o ASEE 4 5 Security Menu S EIS PPT M m Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes vi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer serverboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Our boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your serverboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contac
55. nVidia MCP55 Pro Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x16 One 1 PCI Express x8 One 1 PCI Express x4 One 1 low profile SIMSO slot for IPMI card BIOS 8Mb AMIBIOS LPC Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 ACPI 2 0 is BIOS supported SMBIOS 2 3 Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores Hyper Transport 1 2V memory banks 1 8V 1 5V MCP55 Core 3 3V 12V 12V 5V VSB and battery voltage Fan status monitor with firmware software on off and speed control Watch Dog Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss System resource alert via included utility program e Auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator BIOS support for USB keyboard Main switch override mechanism nternal external modem ring on Onboard I O e UIO Universal Input Output ready e On chip SATA controller supporting six 6 SATA ports RAID 0 1 0 1 5 and JBOD supported One 1 UltraDMA ATA 133 100 IDE port One 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB Two 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports On chip nVidia MCP55 Ethernet controller supports two Gigabit Ethernet ports PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Six 6 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports headers ATI E
56. nd hard disk drives the parallel and serial ports the mouse and keyboard and the twisted wires for the power and reset buttons and the system LEDs If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is pro vided Instructions are also included for contacting technical support In addition you can visit our web site for more detailed information Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Code Messages Appendix B lists BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes H8DMU User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About Ihis Marillal 2 incre Eri e ee dad ees ecd f eee ble seed fee D iii Man al Ordanizatioli aee odcembret etre rore duce Edere ben tpe iii Chapter 1 Introduction Td OVGIVIEW M 1 1 CHECKS Ts a tort RUMP DIEM Contacting SUPENMICKO 2 oerte eniti e reri tr m nte e Pe etes FIBD MWA Image ccn rir ne n RO OO Eia ba EE e CO PUER H8DMUN Layout sissi renti rne rrt tare eoe inier nao H8DMU Quick Reference Serverboard Features nennen nVidia MCP55 Chipset System Block Diagram sessen 1 8 1 2 Chipset OVOIVIOW 2 cinere eric tiet ee Erie tr cert Ero cete ERR RES 1 3 PC Health Monitoring ccce tee I e tt tette 1 4
57. nical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a serverboard manufacturer we do not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please review the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Questions FAQs sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting us for technical support e Serverboard model and PCB revision number e BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your System first boots up e System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is posted on our web site 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when contacting our technical support department by e mail 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my serverboard support Answer The H8DMU supports up to 64 GB of DDR2 667 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM with two CPUS installed With only one CPU installed the maximum memory support is hal
58. ode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode O It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to al low AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode Options are Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MDWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMAS3 UDMA4 and UDMAS5 SWDMA Single Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Dis abled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disabled gt
59. oseconds and microseconds Data Cache BG Scrub Allows L1 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds L3 Cache BG Scrub Allows L3 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds gt DRAM Timing Configuration Memory Clock Mode This setting specifies the memory clock mode Options are Auto Limit and Manual 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS DRAM Timing Mode This setting specifies the DRAM timing mode Options are Auto and DCT Alternate VID Specify the alternate VID while in low power states Options are Auto and various voltages from 800V to 1 150V in increments of 025V SouthBridge MCP55 Configuration CPU LDT Spread Spectrum Settings are Disabled Center Spread and Down Spread PCI E Spread Spectrum Settings are Disabled or Enabled SATA Spread Spectrum Settings are Disabled or Enabled USB 1 1 Controller Enable or disable the USB 1 1 controller USB 2 0 Controller Enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller MACO LANO Settings are Auto and Disabled for MACO LANO MACO LANO Bridge Settings are Enabled and Disabled for MACO LANO bridge MAC1 LAN1 Settings are Auto and Disabled for MAC1 LAN1 MAC1 LAN1 Bridge Settings are Enabled and Disa
60. ould be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service RMA authorizations may be requested online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup utility for the HBDMU The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual Starting the Setup Utility To enter the BIOS Setup Utility hit the Delete key while the system is booting up In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames T
61. over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next B 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description A9h Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next BOh The system configuration is displayed Bih Copying any code to specific areas 00h Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next B 7 H8DMU User s Manual Notes B 8
62. pre installed CPU backplate is needed The BKT 0012L retention module was designed to provide compatibility with clip and cam type heatsinks from third parties Figure 2 1 CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation Mounting screw Mounting screw I 1 Heatsink retention module r CPU socket Serverboard Installing the Heatsink The use of active type heatsinks except for 1U systems are recommended Con nect the heatsink fans to the appropriate fan headers on the serverboard To install the heatsinks please follow the installation instructions included with your heatsink package not included 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis All serverboards and motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the serverboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the serverboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly 1 Check the compatibility of the serverboard ports and the I O shield The H8DMU serverboard requires a chassis that can support extended ATX boards of 12 x 13 05 in size Make sure that the I O ports on the serverboard align with their respective holes in the I O shield at the rear of the chassis 2 Mounting the serverboard on
63. r I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports two 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART in cludes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through a SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI H8
64. re uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM Checkpoint 03h 05h 06h 07h 08h 0Ah OBh OCh OEh OFh 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 19h 1Ah 2Bh 2Ch 2Dh 23h 24h Code Description The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory Uncompressing the POST code next Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area The CMOS checksum calculation is done next The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done The key board command byte is written next The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command Next checking if End or Ins keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interr
65. se Ports ssee 2 13 Overheab DEED voici ceo RO ORO OE Chassis Intrusion Wake Om LAN 5er teet eee rie reser eie e SE EPO ERE MN Wake On Ring esses nnne rennen entente enne Power Supply PC Header retinerent 2 14 SMBus Header 5 ctr rr eia reo e a Eee E ERE FRE 2 14 Power Fail Alarm Reset Header seen 2 15 Compact Flashi POWT eu eo trarre ret tete dia 2 15 ico 2 15 UID Button SWI ce ei rt renes te enne cen ee i RE Erde 2 15 2 7 Jumper Settings Explariation of Jumpelts au oon pope eiat ri oe pnr heart Pha er Roni rhe ddna euacze rg VGA Enable Disable erit eer etie e EEVEE Watch Dog Enable Disable Onboard Speaker Enable Disable sene 2 17 Compact Flash Master Slave iecit rre 2 18 PC to PCI Express Enable Disable seen 2 18 2 8 Onboard INdiCators ede derer derat DG e trade 2 19 LANTAN LEDS aana aaa a a tenerte ERI PURI RR pp tiU 2 19 Onboard Power LED DPA eret ree reete 2 19 VID WED c 2 19 2 9 Floppy IDE and SATA Drive Connections eese 2 20 Floppy Connector IDE CONNECCION orit rnr morati to np arm SATA op cg 2 10 Enabling SATA RAID raconte ie eroi torpe ita 2 11 Jristallirig Dvel S ase terr EE nare e dene E Fa
66. seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Ports USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB2 0 are located beside the mouse keyboard ports See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 11 Chapter 2 Installation Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vec 6 Control Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 PW_ON 2 Ground Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Definitions USB0 1 Pin Definition e O m USBO USB1 Pin Definition 45V 1 BY PO 2 FO PO 3 PO Ground 4 Ground H8DMU User s Manual USB Headers Universal Serial Bus Headers Pin Definitions USB4 5 6 7 Four additional USB2 0 headers USB2 USB34 USB4 5 and USB6 7 are included on Pin Definition Pin Definition the serverboard These may be con stad i cid nected to provide front side access NE 5 2 PO A USB cable not included is needed 3 bos 3 On for the connection See the table on 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 No connection the right for pin definitions Serial Port Pin Definitions Serial Ports COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition The COM1 serial port is located be 1 B e DSR side the VGA port COM2 is a header 2 RXD 7 RTS located near JWOL Refer to th
67. set command next A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Check ing for a locked key next Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next B 5 H8DMU User s Manual Checkpoint 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ch 8Dh 8Fh 91h 95h 96h 97h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh 9Ch 9Dh 9Eh A2h A3h A4h A5h A7h A8h Code Description The password was checked Performing any required programming before WIN BIOS Setup next The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on screen message next Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive contro
68. short 1 long Memory error No memory detected in System 8 beeps Video error Video adapter disabled or missing A 1 H8DMU User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h If the computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I O port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description DOh The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code check sum will be verified Dih Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 D6h Control is in segment 0 Next checking if Ctrl Home was pressed and veri fying the system BIOS checksum If either Ctrl Home was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next will go to checkpoint code EOh Otherwise going to checkpoint code D7h B 1 H8DMU
69. t your retailer Included with retail box only One 1 H8DMU serverboard One 1 IDE cable CBL 036L 03 One 1 floppy cable CBL 022L Two 2 heatsink retention modules with four 4 screws BKT 0012L One 1 CD containing drivers and utilities 1 1 H8DMU User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email Tel support supermicro com tw 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 H3DMU Image TIITITT MUN LLLLLLLC znao Me D I a Ba ala i 1 3 H8DMU User s Manual Figure 1 2 HEDMU Serverboard Layout not drawn to scale
70. to the mainboard tray in the chassis Carefully mount the serverboard onto the mainboard tray by aligning the serverboard mounting holes with the raised metal standoffs in the tray Insert screws into all the mounting holes in the serverboard that line up with the standoffs Then use a Screwdriver to secure the serverboard to the mainboard tray tighten until just snug if too tight you might strip the threads Metal screws provide an electrical contact to the serverboard ground to provide a continuous ground for the system 2 4 Installing Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage 1 Insert each memory module vertically into its slot paying attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly see Figure 2 2 See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Note each processor has its own built in memory controller so the CPU2 DIMMs cannot be addressed if only a single CPU is installed 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB and 4 GB memory modules are supported It is highly recommended that you remove the power cord from the system before installing or changing any memory modules H8DMU User s Manual Support The H8DMU supports single or dual channel DDR2 667 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are supported so you may populate
71. ttery upside down which may result in a possible explosion Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected Installation Procedures Follow the procedures as listed below to install the serverboard into a chassis 1 Install the processor s and the heatsink s 2 Install the serverboard in the chassis 3 Install the memory and add on cards 4 Finally connect the cables and install the drivers 2 1 H8DMU User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation sor Always connect the power cord last and always remove it be Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the proces fore adding removing or changing any hardware components CPU Backplates Two CPU backplates BKT 0011L have been preinstalled to the serverboard to prevent the CPU area of the serverboard from bending and to provide a base for attaching the heatsink retention modules Installing the Processor install to the CPU 1 socket first 1 Begin by removing the cover plate that protects the CPU Lift the lever on CPU socket 1 until it points straight up With the lever raised lift open the silver CPU retention plate Triangles 2 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU Locate and align pin 1 of the CPU socket with pin 1 of the CPU Both are marked with a triangle 2 2 3 Align pin 1 of t
72. uestion Why can t I turn off the power using the momentary power on off switch Answer The instant power off function is controlled in BIOS by the Power But ton Mode setting When the On Off feature is enabled the serverboard will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system When the Standby or Suspend feature is enabled or when the BIOS is not in control such as during memory count the first screen that appears when the system is turned on the momentary on off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut down the system This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the serverboard Question How do I connect the ATA133 cable to my IDE device s Answer The 80 wire 40 pin high density ATA133 IDE cable that came with your System has two connectors to support two drives This special cable must be used to take advantage of the speed the ATA133 technology offers Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number sh
73. uper Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2009 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the H8DMU serverboard The H8DMU is based on the nVidia MCP55 Pro chipset and supports single or dual AMD Opteron 2000 Series Socket F type processors and up to 64 GB of DDR2 667 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM Please refer to the serverboard specifications pages on our web site for updates on supported processors http www supermicro com aplus This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your serverboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the serverboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when installing the processor s and memory modules and when installing the serverboard in a chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy a
74. upt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next Next programming the flash ROM The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Look ing for the video ROM next and passing control to it The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required pro cessing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configura tion before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed In terrupt vector initialization is about to begin B 3 H8DMU User s Manual Checkpoint 25h 27h 28h 2Ah 2Eh 2Fh 30h 31h 32h 34h 37h 38h 39h 3Ah 3Bh 40h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h 47h 48h 49h 4Bh Code Description Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the mono chrome mode and color mode s
75. ved Memory can be installed in interleaved or non inter leaved configurations See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Question How do I update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experi encing problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site http www supermicro com aplus support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading Select your serverboard model on the web page and download the corresponding BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file in which you will find the readme txt flash instructions the afudos exe BIOS flash utility and the BIOS image xxx rom files Copy these files to a bootable floppy disk insert the disk into drive A and reboot the system At the DOS prompt after rebooting enter the command flash without quotation marks then type in the BIOS file that you want to update with xxxx rom Question What s on the CD that came with my serverboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 3 3 H8DMU User s Manual Q
76. with your serverboard After inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 2 7 should appear If this display does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon Figure 2 7 Driver Installation Display Screen amp SUPERMICRO H8DMU Server Board Drivers amp Tools WinXP x SU PERM I C R nVidia MCP55 Chipset Driver Drivers amp Tools Microsoft DirectX 9 0 NVIDIA amp MCP55 Pro ATI Graphics driver chipset HSDMU n tonw s Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the tabs to the right of these in order from top to bottom to install each item one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility which is optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 2 25 H8DMU User s Manual Notes 2 26 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the proc

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